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11 Amazing Homemade Face Scrub Recipes

Exfoliating removes dead skin cells, leaving skin smooth and radiant. But if you're hesitant to put chemical-laden products on your pretty face, no worries. We've rounded up the 11 best homemade face scrub recipes for you to try. The best part? Each one is made from ingredients you probably have in your cupboards.

Once the yogurt, oatmeal and grated carrot are mixed together, poke the end of the vitamin E capsules and squeeze the oils into the mixture. Rub this scrub on the face for 60 seconds or leave it on as a mask for 20 minutes before rinsing with warm water.

Bubblegum Lip Scrub

Here’s a scrub for soft, kissable lips. Eckel says to leave this scrub on the lips for five minutes for a lasting rosy hue.

You’ll need:

1 tablespoon white sugar

1/3 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

1/3 teaspoon. strawberry extract

2-3 drops rose pink food coloring

Stir white sugar, olive oil, strawberry extract and pink food coloring together. Eckel says if the final consistency is too oily, add more sugar, and if too dry, add more oil. Massage on lips for one minute twice a week.

Apple Crumble Face Scrub

Kristen Arnett, founder of GreenBeautyTeam.com and beauty contributor for Whole Foods Market, came up with this beauty scrub which doubles as a yummy apple crumble recipe.

You’ll need:

Half an apple, any variety, roughly chopped

1/2 cup oatmeal

3 tablespoons crushed walnuts

2 teaspoons raw honey

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Juice from 1/4 lemon

2 teaspoons raw turbinado sugar

Using a food processor is the best way to mix the apple, oatmeal, walnuts, raw honey, cinnamon and lemon juice together into a thick paste. Add the raw turbinado sugar to the scrub right before applying the paste on the skin.

Pumpkin Spice Facial Scrub

Pumpkin is rich in vitamins A and C and is loaded with zinc, which Kristin from Live Simply says provides the skin with healing and age-fighting antioxidants. Check out this easy-to-make and heavenly smelling face scrub made with sugars, pumpkin spice and vitamin E oil.

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